Bassetts Road Early Learning Centre

Childcare and kindergarten in Doreen

Bassetts Road Early Learning Centre has been part of the Doreen community since 2015, supporting children and families to learn, grow and shine.

We provide long day care and kindergarten services to support the early years of your child’s learning journey.

Long day care for children from six weeks through to six years, five days a week from 6.30am to 6.30pm

A 4-year-old kindergarten program five days a week across extended hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm, with childcare available outside these hours all at the normal daily rate

Childcare and kindergarten places are currently available. Secure your child’s place now!

Connecting children and communities

Bassetts Road is a multi-purpose community hub designed to connect children and families to early learning, activities and specialised supports. Our modern site features:

Six age-based rooms, providing the opportunity for children to feel safe, build relationships with educators and experience learning environments designed for their age and developmental stage

A range of natural, large and well-equipped playgrounds based on age groups to allow for close supervision and interaction with children at all times. Our safe and fun outdoor spaces feature versatile play equipment that can be adapted to the changing needs of your child, sensory experiences including large sandpits and soft fall areas, quiet areas for individual play, and shaded spaces to protect children while they learn. Children enjoy playing in our digging patch and are involved in developing and growing our veggie garden.

4-year-old kindergarten program five days a week, delivered by an experienced kindergarten teacher over extended hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm

A large, commercial grade kitchen where healthy meals are prepared by our on-site cook for children each day

Quality education and care

Through our programs and the way we work alongside families, we aim to foster and promote diversity, inclusion and respect in our community.

Bassetts Road meets all of the National Quality Standards (NQS) set by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority. The NQS are the high, national standards for quality early learning and care services in Australia.

Our team achieved a rating of Exceeding for NQS Quality Area Six for our collaborative partnerships with families and communities, which is reflective of our passion for and commitment to the children and families we work alongside.

Learning through play

Our play-based educational program provides opportunities for children to develop their literacy, numeracy, social, and emotional skills.

We also support children’s physical health and wellbeing by providing five nutritious meals prepared on-site daily, and by encouraging active learning in our expansive outdoor areas.

Specialised support for families

As part of Melbourne City Mission, Bassetts Road takes a community-wide approach to supporting local children and families.

We offer a range of complementary programs from Bassetts Road including supported and community playgroups and connections to specialist services.

Government fee assistance

You may be eligible to access support from the Federal Government through the Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR). Your eligibility for these subsidies is based on your income and determined by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Learn more about access and eligibility for the CCB or CCR on the My Child website.

No Jab No Play

In January 2016, the Victorian State Government introduced legislation that requires all children to be fully vaccinated to be enrolled in a childcare or kindergarten service.

To enrol your child in an early childhood education and care service you must provide evidence of immunisation.

As part of the Victorian Government ‘No Jab, No Play’ legislation, we require evidence that your child is:

fully immunised for their age, or

·on a recognised vaccination catch-up program, or

unable to be fully immunised for medical reasons.

Conscientious objection is not an exemption to the legislation. We require an immunisation status certificate to enrol your child in our services. An Immunisation History Statement from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) is required as immunisation evidence.

The Braybrook Early Learning Centre, a high quality pre-school program in a brand new facility is now open. Registrations are being accepted for four year old kindergarten. Contact Maribyrnong City Council for further information.